Members of the Monoblepharidomycetes have a filamentous
thallus
Thallus (plural: thalli), from Latinized Greek (), meaning "a green shoot" or "twig", is the vegetative tissue of some organisms in diverse groups such as algae, fungi, some liverworts, lichens, and the Myxogastria. Many of these organisms wer ...
that is either extensive or simple and unbranched. They frequently have a
holdfast at the base. In contrast to other
taxa
In biology, a taxon (back-formation from ''taxonomy''; plural taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular nam ...
in their
phylum
In biology, a phylum (; plural: phyla) is a level of classification or taxonomic rank below kingdom and above class. Traditionally, in botany the term division has been used instead of phylum, although the International Code of Nomenclature f ...
, some reproduce using
autospore
An autospore is a non-motile (non-flagellated) aplanospore that is produced within a parent cell, and has the same shape as the parent cell, before release. Autospores, in addition to zoospore and aplanospore, are one of the three types of spore ...
s, although many do so through
zoospore
A zoospore is a motile asexual spore that uses a flagellum for locomotion. Also called a swarm spore, these spores are created by some protists, bacteria, and fungi to propagate themselves.
Diversity Flagella types
Zoospores may possess one or mo ...
s. Oogamous
sexual reproduction
Sexual reproduction is a type of reproduction that involves a complex life cycle in which a gamete ( haploid reproductive cells, such as a sperm or egg cell) with a single set of chromosomes combines with another gamete to produce a zygote tha ...
may also occur.
In addition to the
type genus
In biological taxonomy, the type genus is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name.
Zoological nomenclature
According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearing type of a nominal f ...
, the
order Monoblepharidales includes ''
Harpochytrium'' and ''
Oedogoniomyces''.
Taxonomy
Based on the work of "The Mycota: A Comprehensive Treatise on Fungi as Experimental Systems for Basic and Applied Research"
and synonyms from "Part 1- Virae, Prokarya, Protists, Fungi".
* Class Monoblepharidomycetes
Schaffner 1909
** Order
Harpochytriales Emerson & Whisler 1968
*** Family
Oedogoniomycetaceae Barr 1990
**** Genus ''
Oedogoniomyces''
Kobayasi & Ôkubo 1954
*** Family
Harpochytriaceae Emerson & Whisler 1984
**** Genus ''
Harpochytrium''
Lagerheim 1890 'Fulminaria''_
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** Order Monoblepharidales
Schröter 1883
*** Family Monoblepharidaceae
Fischer 1892
**** Genus ''Monoblepharis''
Cornu 1871 [''Diblepharis''
Lagerheim 1900; ''
Monoblephariopsis''
Laibach 1927]
*** Family
Gonapodyaceae Petersen 1909
**** Genus ''
Gonapodya''
Fischer 1892
**** Genus ''
Monoblepharella''
Sparrow 1940
***Family ''
Telasphaerulaceae''
Longcore et T.Y. James 2017
****Genus ''
Telasphaerula''
Longcore et T.Y. James 2017
***Family ''
Sanchytriaceae''
Karpov et Aleoshin
****Genus ''
Sanchytrium''
Karpov et Aleoshin
References
Chytridiomycota
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